Salt prints (Blanquart-Evrard process; ca. 24 x 18 cm. or smaller) mounted on rectos of leaves within printed gold borders. Sequence nos. 1-36 are printed in gold above, captions below. Most leaves have blind stamp with album title at foot

Originally issued in fascicles of 3 prints per month. See Encyclopédie internationale

Bound in brown morocco-grained cloth, stamped in blind, title stamped in gilt on top board. Backed in brown goatskin, spine title in gilt. Page edges gilt

Encyclopédie internationale des photographes de 1839 à nos jours

With Getty copy is example of lithographed paper wrapper for the 2.e livraison (54 cm.). Imprint: A Lille. A la direction de l'Album Photographique de l'Artiste et de l'Amateur... A Paris. Chez M. Roret, libraire... et chez Mr. Charles Chevalier... / Mr. Lerebours & Secretan..

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